Bottle split two ways. Pitch black pour with a dark tan head. Nose has some pleasant orange notes, roast and licorice. Taste has roast, some licorice, cocoa with some light hints of orange filled pralines. Very good!

Very dark brown pour with a tan head. The aroma is full of chocolate, ash and some heavily roasted malt. The flavor is very similar. I get a ton of chocolate and roasted malt up front with a bit of smoky ash notes. As I dug deeper into the beer I started to see some leathery undertones and a strong orange liqueur character that really complemented the other notes. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.

Bottle: Thanks, Ryan. Oily, dark brown pour. Black in the glass with a small, leathery tan layer of bubbles on top. Aroma is a nice, complex layering of roasted malt, coffee beans, soft orange citrus peel, musty wood, & a nice waft of that typical smokiness that I get from most Mikkeller stouts. Bitter chocolate flavor with lots of espresso, smoked malt, ash, just a light kiss of orange peel near the finish. A bit of alcohol comes through with a touch of licorice, smoke, & coffee. Slightly oily mouth feel, moderate creaminess to it. Enjoyed this a little bit more than the first batch. Nice stuff.

This one poured a very dark brown to black with a beige head. Aroma was big dark chocolate, roasted malt and light orange Peel. Flavor was similar, orange was only slightly there, still a pretty good.imperial stout, but the barrel didn’t add very much.

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